Picture-frame



J'. G. ROBERTS.

PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION HLED APR. a. 1916.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

WITNESSES A TTORNEYS JOI-IN GIBBONS ROBERTS, 0F I-IOLLY SPRINGS,MISSISSIPPI.

PICTURE-FRAME.

Application led April 8, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Holly Springs, in the county of Marshall and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and Improved Picture-Frame, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has for its object to provide a frame constructed of amember which may be glass and heart shaped, around which there isdisposed a ladder chain, the links of ,which engage both sides of themember at the members edge, the ladder chain being held in place in therecess at the top of the heart by a wire which is secured to the chainat the bottom oit' the heart.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecification in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts inall the views in whichh Figure l is a front view of my improved frame;Fig. 2 is a rear View of the frame; and Fig. 3 is a side Velevation withparts broken away to illustrate the construction.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a heart shaped member5 is provided to which may be secured a mirror or picture, a ladderchain (3 being disposed around the edge 7 of the member 5. This chain Gis of the ladder type, each of the links being constructed with atransverse member Sironi which extends arms 9 having eyes 10 at theirterminals, through which is disposed a transverse member on an adjacentlink. The eyes l0 engage the opposite sides of the member 5 at its edgeand serve to prevent the displacement of the chain 6.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

serial No. 89,825.

When the chain 6 is disposed around the edge 7 of the member 5, a wire1l is secured to the chain 6 at the recess 12 in the member 5, and by ahook l5, this wire 11 extending down to the bottom of the member 5 andbeing secured at 13 to the bottom of the chain 6 by a hook 16. In thisway the chain 6 is drawn snugly against the edge 7 of the member 5 withthe eyes 10 disposed against the sides of the said member at its edge.IV ith this construction the chain is held securely in place and to thischain may be attached another chain 14 by which the frame may be hung.

Having thus described 'my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. In an article of the class described, a heart shaped member, a ladderchain disposed around the edge of the member, and engaging the oppositesides of the member at its edge, and a wire secured to the chain at therecess in the top of the heart, the wire extending to the bottom of theheart and being secured to the chain adjacent thereto.

2. In an article of the class described, a member having an edge, achain having links, each of which has a transverse member disposedacross the edge of the member, and two eyes through which a transversemember on an adjacent link is disposed, the eyes being disposed one ateach side of the member for holding the chain in position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence ot the two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN GIBBONS ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

CYRUs H. CURD, Jol-IN T. I/VADE.

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